Magical

The girls took a bath tonight and I entertained them with bubbles. I never knew how big you could blow bubbles in the water. It was a fun game for us to see just how big we could blow them without them popping. I think this one was the biggest. Bella and Tess keep asking me to take another bath.

its official...

I'm addicted to scrapbooking in the best way. I love it and can't get enough. Last night I was invited by Jill with 4 of her friends to be a part of a focus group to talk about scrapbooking products...what we like, don't like etc. It was only suppose to go an hour and a half, but we were there for over three hours talking. I had such a good time.

This company is partnering with a pretty big company in the industry, which is why I feel they have staying power. I will be really excited if what was suggested ends up on the shelves.

Actually they were very please with how it went and ask if we would be willing to do it again...of course. Not only do I love talking about scrapbooking supplies, but they gave us free stuff and money. Little do they know I would have done it for free.

number 1

I believe the kids are on to us. They've all started to figure out our number system, well I should just say Bella has figured it out. I'm not surprised though, it's not hard to figure out, plus she's one smart little girl.

How do we know she onto us...well she keeps saying, "I'm number 1, right?" I'm starting to realize our code either has to be much more complicated or we have to come up with another creative way of communicating...I'm certainly not ready for that.

Love this photo of her. I feel it captures who she is perfectly...quiet and focused.

A very unique little girl who constantly surprises me. I'm so lucky to have her a part of my life.

who am i to blog?

I didn’t even know what a blog was when the year started, but now I am addicted. I have been half tempted to start my own and here I am doing it, writing out my first entry.

But who am I? I’m not well known, political, or even have something important to say-so why even begin? Well, I found something beautiful in the blogs, the concept of a blog, an expression of the author, a collection of thoughts. No matter what the passion - politics, cooking, gardening or even life. You name it it's out there.

So right now I can't sleep (husband snoring). I am thinking this is the thing to do. Perhaps a mistake, perhaps a very good decision, time will tell.

I have this need to express myself, though it would seem more natural to just give my thoughts to a journal with pencil and paper for only me to see. For some reason putting it out on the web makes it real...valid. Makes me own my words, have some sort of accountability for my intentions. Seems silly, but true. I want to explore myself and if I find I get a few comments along the way to help in my journey so be it.

Perhaps though this will still be just for me....a collection of thoughts in my own words.